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The JAMS ADR blog serves to engage our clients, the legal community and the public in a discussion about alternative dispute resolution. As leaders in mediation, arbitration and more, we strive to remain at the forefront of legal developments, trends and news in areas of law that pertain to ADR.

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Five JAMS Panelists Named Best Lawyers “Lawyers of the Year;” 48 JAMS Panelists Recognized as 2017 Best Lawyers in America

Five JAMS Panelists Named Best Lawyers “Lawyers of the Year;” 48 JAMS Panelists Recognized as 2017 Best Lawyers in America

August 16, 2016

Irvine, Calif. – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, is proud to announce that five of its panelists were selected as Lawyers of the Year and 48 of its panelists were recognized by Best Lawyers as 2017 Best Lawyers in America.

Hon. Howard Chasanow (Ret.) was named the Best Lawyers’ 2017 Mediation Washington, D.C. “Lawyer of the Year;” Ralph B. Levy, Esq. was named the Best Lawyers’ 2017 Atlanta Arbitration “Lawyer of the Year;” Cecilia H. Morgan was named Best Lawyers’ 2017 Arbitration Dallas/Fort Worth “Lawyer of the Year;” Albert M. Pearson, III, Esq. was named the Best Lawyers’ 2017 Atlanta Mediation “Lawyer of the Year;” and Hon. Daniel Weinstein (Ret.) was named Best Lawyers’ 2017 San Francisco Mediation “Lawyer of the Year.”

Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive, peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The lawyers honored with “Lawyers of the Year” were selected because they received particularly high ratings from most of their peers. The lawyers have earned a high level of respect among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity. The 23th edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes more than 50,000 attorneys in nearly 150 practice areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in the publication is based on more than 4.3 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

“JAMS is thrilled that the legal community continues to recognize and honor so many of our panelists,” said Chris Poole, JAMS president and CEO. “We are very proud of each of the neutrals who made this year’s Best Lawyers list.”

The following JAMS neutrals were recognized as 2017 Best Lawyers in America:

James M. Amend, Esq.

Hon. William L. Bettinelli (Ret.)

Hon. Stanley F. Birch, Jr. (Ret.)

Philip L. Bruner, Esq.

Hon. Howard S. Chasanow (Ret.)

Richard Chernick, Esq.

Zela G. Claiborne, Esq.

Terrence Lee Croft, Esq.

Robert B. Davidson, Esq., FCIArb

Bruce A. Edwards, Esq.

Sheldon H. Elsen, Esq.

Hon. Norman S. Fletcher (Ret.)

David Geronemus, Esq.

Kenneth C. Gibbs, Esq.

Joan C. Grafstein, Esq.

Hugh E. Hackney, Esq.

John W. Hinchey, Esq.

F. Carlton King, Jr., Esq.

Eleissa C. Lavelle, Esq.

Hon. Richard A. Levie (Ret.)

Ralph B. Levy, Esq.

Hon. Harlan A. Martin (Ret.)

James E. McGuire, Esq.

Lawrence R. Mills, Esq.

Cecilia H. Morgan, Esq.

Hon. Stephen E. Neel (Ret.)

Hon. Edward A. Panelli (Ret.)

Albert M. Pearson III, Esq.

Lawrence W. Pollack, Esq.

Alexander S. Polsky, Esq.

Ronald B. Ravikoff, Esq.

Hon. James Robertson (Ret.)

Deborah Crandall Saxe, Esq.

Hon. Scott Silverman, (Ret.)

Linda R. Singer, Esq.

Jerry Spolter, Esq.

Hon. Steven J. Stone (Ret.)

Hon. Dennis M. Sweeney (Ret.)

Hon. Dickran M. Tevrizian (Ret.)

R. Wayne Thorpe, Esq.

Hon. John K. Trotter, Jr. (Ret.)

Eric E. Van Loon, Esq.

Hon. Curtis E. von Kann (Ret.)

Maria C. Walsh, Esq.

Hon. Daniel Weinstein (Ret.)

Hon. Diane M. Welsh (Ret.)

Hon. Rebecca Westerfield (Ret.)

Michael D. Young, Esq.

About JAMS Founded in 1979, JAMS is the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide. With Resolution Centers nationwide and abroad, JAMS and its nearly 350 exclusive neutrals are responsible for resolving thousands of the world’s important cases. JAMS may be reached at 800-352-5267 or www.jamsadr.com.

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